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We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

Flying Magazine

Over the years we’ve flown a lot of aircraft with “aft-tending” centers of gravity—if you filled the seats, you were outside the aft CG limit, and the rear seats in six-place airplanes were unusable. Epic advertises the flight deck as designed for pilots as tall as 6-foot-8.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

CG Center of Gravity For any given body, the CG is the average position of the weight distribution of an object. IFR Instrument Flight Rules IFR is the set of rules that allow pilots to fly by reference to instruments in the flight deck when flying by visual reference is not safe.

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Pilot Communications and “The Rehearsal Season 2” Documentary

Captain Laura

What are our weights, center of gravity, and fuel load we need to take. Specific Safety Communication and Psychology on the Flight Deck: The captain has the ultimate authority. There is no place on the flight deck or on duty for pilot mental health issues or feelings. Will we possibly need to hold or divert?